BKKS Council have decided that they will issue a newsletter most months to keep the Sections up to date with what is happening. The Council would like this to be made available to all of each Sections Members, whether or not they are BKKS Members, by for example copying it in the Section Newsletter or similar.

Many changes to Council have taken place in recent months, including the recent resignation of Wayne Eady on health grounds as both Show Chairman and Society Secretary. Sue Ravenhill is Acting General Secretary until the AGM. Additionally Angie Evans will not be standing for re-election at the next AGM due to personal reasons. As an interim measure Steve Watson will be Angie’s assistant until the AGM. Below you will see details of the current Council Members.

We have vacancies for a PRO and a Magazine Collator, if you are interested contact Sue Ravenhill.

Next years AGM will take place at the RYE HILL GOLF CLUB at Milcombe near Banbury, OXFORD on Sunday 11^th March 2007 at 1pm. Please attend if you can. The minutes will be sent out in early January together with a questionnaire.

The National Show has a new Chairman, Paul (Oz) Hedley from Northumberland. The Show will be on Saturday and Sunday 23^rd /24^th June 2007 at the Newark Showground, and will this year be ‘The Shingoi BKKS National Show’ as Shingoi have agreed to sponsor the Show. Oz is looking for help at the National from Sunday 17^th June through to Monday 25^th June to help with the setup and take down. Accommodation and meals will be provided, and you can do as many or as few days as you can. Contact Oz for more details on show@bkks.org.uk or phone him on 01670 797366.

The BKKS has given notice under the agreement with Koi Carp Magazine, and is currently negotiating with various magazines for a new arrangement from June 2007. From the beginning of 2007 you can elect to have a BKKS membership that does not include a magazine, this will mean you can join the Society for £15 a year. You will then receive no magazine, but a newsletter is planned for four times a year starting in mid 2007. There will also be the option to pay by Direct Debit that will make payments easier.

In 2006 we unfortunately lost two Sections, South Kent and Leicester, but gained Bristol & West plus Nottingham as Sections, and now have an application from Lincolnshire. We are always looking for new Sections, and ask all Section members to let any other Koi clubs that they may have contact with, know about the BKKS and that we are looking for new Sections.

For 2007 there are many proposed changes to the societies Show Rules, which have recently been circulated to Section Secretaries. If you would like to see these please ask. Comments are needed to be with the Society by 5^th January 2007.